en_tn/1sa/12/16.md

before your eyes

The word "eyes" here represents the people of the nation of Israel. AT: "out in the open where all of the nation of Israel may see" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

Is it not the wheat harvest today?

Harvest time normally comes at the start of the dry season. AT:"it is the time of the harvest and no rainstorms are present during this time." (See:rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

he may send thunder and rain

Rain is not good during the harvest. The grains need to be kept dry so that they do not rot in storage during the winter months.

the people greatly feared Yahweh

Israel is relearning what it means to fear Yahweh. A lesson that was not past down from one generation to the next.